<div dir="ltr">Hi Friends,<div><br></div><div>Kindly note the below invitation to join the Creative Commons Open Education Platform.</div><div><br></div><div>In my humble opinion, it is <i>very important</i> to have a Global outlook in this Platform as Education is a very relevant and high priority issue in many of the communities you work in.</div><div><br></div><div>Please feel free to share with others in and around your chapters.</div><div><br></div><div>Kind Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Simeon Oriko</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_-2606246919268568440gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#999999" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Simeon Oriko </font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#999999" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Network Manager, Creative Commons</font></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#999999" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Invest in an open future. Support Creative Commons today: <a href="http://bit.ly/19IjSKl" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/19IjSKl</a> </font></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Cable Green</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cable@creativecommons.org" target="_blank">cable@creativecommons.org</a>></span><br>Date: Sun, Sep 3, 2017 at 9:59 PM<br>Subject: [cc-affiliates] Invitation to Join: Creative Commons Open Education Platform (CC Affiliates)<br>To: Affiliates - CC <<a href="mailto:cc-affiliates@lists.ibiblio.org" target="_blank">cc-affiliates@lists.ibiblio.<wbr>org</a>><br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><span id="m_-2606246919268568440m_2780095296972412245gmail-docs-internal-guid-192e65bc-4911-76dd-6e65-4e571123c7d2"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Greetings CC Affiliates:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In early 2017, the Creative Commons Global Network (CCGN) completed a consultation process of renewing and reorganizing itself to support a strong and growing global movement. The year-long process resulted in the CCGN </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/about/global-affiliate-network/network-strategy/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Global Network Strategy</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Part of the new strategy is to establish defined areas of focus, or “platforms,” which will drive CC’s global activities. </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/about/global-affiliate-network/network-platforms/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Platforms</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> are how we organize areas of work for the CC community, where individuals and institutions organize and coordinate themselves across the CC Global Network.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In the spirit of openness and to effectively strategize, these platforms are open to all interested parties working in the platform area and adjacent spaces. That’s why Creative Commons invites you to join the CC Global Network Open Education Platform!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.53;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">WHY join?</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Stay connected to global actions in open education resources, practice, and policy.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Identify, plan and coordinate multi-national open education, practices and policy projects to collaboratively solve education challenges with an amazing group of open education leaders from around the world.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Secure funding (from Creative Commons and other funding sources) for the open education projects we collectively select.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Contribute to global perspectives on open education to strengthen advocacy worldwide.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Connect your country / region to global open education initiatives.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Be on the forefront in implementing Creative Commons' global network strategy.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Meet annually, in-person, at the Creative Commons Summit with </span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(51,51,51);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">members of the </span><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">CC Open Education Platform to celebrate successes, share best practices, and plan for the next year.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Explore, practice, and share innovative methods for inclusive and open engagement with educators, learners and governments around the world..</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">WHO should join?</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Open education advocates working in the areas of open educational resources, open educational practices, and/or open education policy.</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">WHAT are we working on right now? </span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Reaching the right people (you!) to build a strong open education platform.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Developing decision making and engagement structures.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Defining the goals and projects the CC Open Education Platform will pursue.</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Joining the CC Open Education Platform is easy and free:</span></p><ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertic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 local daylight hours.</span></p></li></ul></ol><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please join the e-mail list and IM channel, introduce yourself and we’ll see you at the next meeting!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">With gratitude,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Cable</span></p></span><div class="m_-2606246919268568440m_2780095296972412245gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font color="#000000">Cable Green, PhD</font></span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font color="#000000"><br>Director of Open Education</font></span><br>Creative Commons</span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:Arial;font-size:13.3333px;white-space:pre-wrap">CC Open Education Platform Member</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br><a href="http://twitter.com/cgreen" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" target="_blank">@cgreen</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="m_-2606246919268568440m_2780095296972412245gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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